false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174837836m/444381.jpg 444381 81 As always with George MacDonald, everything here is more than meets the eye: this in fact is MacDonald's grace-filled vision of the world. Said to be one of J.R.R. Tolkien's childhood favorites, <I>The Princess and the Goblin</I> is the story of the young Princess Irene, her good friend Curdie--a minor's son--and Irene's mysterious and beautiful great great grandmother, who lives in a secret room at the top of the castle stairs. Filled with images of dungeons and goblins, mysterious fires, burning roses, and a thread so fine as to be invisible and yet--like prayer--strong enough to lead the Princess back home to her grandmother's arms, this is a story of Curdie's slow realization that sometimes, as the princess tells him, "you must believe without seeing." Simple enough for reading aloud to a child (as I've done myself more than once with my daughter), it's rich enough to repay endless delighted readings for the adult. <I>--Doug Thorpe</I> 3193161 book 1872 The Princess and the Goblin (Puffin Classics - the Essential Collection) total:1591|5:537|4:623|3:356|2:58|1:17| 1591 6378 2229 193 4 3 false false Mon May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 19:41:49 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 19:38:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Apr 22 14:30:41 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 14:31:56 -0700 2008 5 2 false false Sun Feb 24 19:59:05 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 20:00:45 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 08:51:18 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 20 15:25:20 -0800 2008
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it's still positively magic now that i'm a big kid.]]> 4 1 false false Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 13:49:54 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 14:32:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 15:36:16 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 21:48:12 -0700 2009 A really good adventure story with plenty of symbolism. Published in the 1870's, the language is pretty dense by today's standards. Th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 20:15:09 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 20:32:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 02 17:41:54 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 08 12:43:02 -0700 2009 Second Reading, April 2009 for book group:
Wow, even better the second time around!

A True Princess is brave, goes wisely to work, does as she is told, cannot tell a lie, is never rude, must not break her word, never forgets her debts until they are paid, is not afraid to be alone in...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 17:15:19 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 06 17:59:16 -0800 2009 2+
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